Perhaps you can come up with a better story than I have?
Wicker Baby: Ping Pong Frustration, by aforgrave (Animated GIF)
Jabiz Raisdana (@intrepidteacher) tweeted out a picture of this doll sitting on the wicker chair in the sun back on January 30th. At the time, the doll looked spooky and looked GIFable. I asked Jabiz for a few more pictures, and, despite being halfway around the world in Singapore, he managed to fire off another three shots on his iPhone, and tweet them out as the sun was setting and his dinner was approaching.
4 ” ‘Doll on Wicker in the Sun’ ” pics by aforgrave, on Flickr assembled from originals tweeted by Jabiz Raisdana (@intrepidteacher) on Jan. 30th, 2013.
As things would turn out, this project was more difficult than I had originally thought it would be. I did quite a bit of work that first day, trying to get the doll animated. But differences in lighting and position across the various photos made it a bit of a bear, I ran out of time, and the project languished. Tonight, my eyes scanned across my folder of GIF projects still in development (I have too many unfinished from GIFestivus2012!) , and I so decided to finish this.
I have introduced another element to change up the story, as it were, and to add a bit of interest. What do you think might be going on? Maybe Jabiz or his kids have a good explanation?
Ha! This is great. Sorry about the different lighting and angles, like you said dinner was on the table, but I think you did a great job with what you had. Has a strange quality to it for sure. That doll’s name is Naima, by the way and we have had her for years. I will show the girls this .gif and see what they say. Well done.
Jabiz,
You were so quick to respond with the extra photos, the last thing I was going to do was ask you to take more. Rarely do I take photographs with the intent of making a GIF — it’s always easier with a tripod and the ability to manage the lighting so you don’t have to deal with changing shadows and reflections.
I don’t know if you have a habit of taking pictures of Naima now and then, but she may certainly become a muse for you and your children as time proceeds. Periodically I will take pictures of The Foam Head or The Lone, Battle-scarred Stormtrooper. Although, now that I think of it, I have yet to GIF either. The Stormtrooper will get the treatment, for sure, one day.
I will keep an eye out for further photos of Naima.
Thanks! I now have something to threaten my children with when they refuse to go to bed on time; who wants to watch Uncle Andy’s doll again? *feet scampering to their beds as fast as they can go* 🙂
Aw, Naima, the Wicker Doll of Singapore isn’t very scary! Now that Talky Tina doll — she has some spooky mumbo jumbo going on with her. Don’t let your kids see her!